GEC Watch: Colors feels the heat as Star Plus races ahead

As per BARC data, Colors comes in second after a two-week run at the top; Star Plus' 'Saath Nibhaana Saathiya' is top show.

BARC Data: Top GECs of Week 38: September 19 to September 25, 2015-HSM: NCCS All: Individuals: BARC India base-C&S 1Lac+

As per BARC data, Star Plus is the top Hindi GEC this time with 408816 GVTs (last week 381365 GVTs), while Colors, the previous week's top channel, slipped down to No. 2 with 379921 GVTs (last week 414841 GVTs). Zee TV and Life OK are again at the third and fourth positions, with 272282 and 236606 GVTs, respectively (last week: 256811 and 221762 GVTs). SAB TV remains at the fifth spot with 190465 GVTs (last week 183879 GVTs).

Top shows of Week 38:
As per BARC data, Star Plus' 'Saath Nibhaana Saathiya', was the top programme this time with 7782 TVTs, followed by Zee's 'Kumkum Bhagya' with 6130 TVTs. Colors' 'Sasural Simar Ka' was at the third spot with 6043 TVTs. Star Plus' 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' made it to the top five this time; with 5685 TVTs it claimed the fourth spot. Colors' 'Udaan' came in fifth with 5636 TVTs.

TAM Data: Top Hindi GECs of Week 39 - September 20 to September 26, 2015-HSM without LC1, C&S 4+

As per TAM data too, Star Plus is at the top, clocking 235 GRPs, while Colors follows closely with 234 GRPs. Zee TV is at the third spot with 157 GRPs, followed by Life OK at No. 4 with 134 GRPs. In the fifth spot is SAB TV with 132 GRPs.

Sony and &TV came in sixth and seventh with 92 GRPs and 58 GRPs, respectively, while Zee Anmol is at No. 8 with 32 GRPs.

As per TAM data, Colors' 'Swaragini' was the chart topper garnering 4.07 TVR, followed by Star Plus' 'Saath Nibhana Saathiya' with 3.83 TVR and Zee TV's 'Kumkum Bhagya' at No. 3 with 3.56 TVR. Colors' 'Udaan' was fourth with 3.51 TVR and Star Plus' 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' came in fifth with 3.49 TVR.

Star Plus' 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein', last week's leading show, has slipped to No. 6 with 3.46 TVR. Colors' 'Balika Vadhu' follows with 3.45 TVR. The last three show in the list are Colors' 'Sasural Simar Ka' (3.35 TVR), Star Plus' 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' (3.28 TVR) and Colors' 'Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi' (3.25 TVR).